lilly1980

lilly1980 has 3 years experience and specializes in PCU / telemetry.

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1. Agency Nurses (Melbourne)

   lilly1980 replied to SarahRN1987's topic in Australia

   hey nephron, it's not great. it is still the "slow" season here, new grads start, and there are also some government cutbacks on the public hospitals (in melbourne) so i think all of that has been affecting it too. i can have a great week with 5 s...

2. American Nurse Seeking to Work in Australia

   lilly1980 replied to etoile88's topic in Australia

   Hey ajoo, No you don't need to be in Aus to start the process. It's ok if you don't have an address in Aus yet. It does help if you have an idea of which State or City you would like to work in so you can put the City down and mail any corresponde...

3. American Nurse Seeking to Work in Australia

   lilly1980 replied to etoile88's topic in Australia

   Hey murphy5001! I'm currently working in Melbourne now as an acute care nurse. However, there did seem to be a need for mental health. At least I know there were a couple mental health nurses that work for my agency. You should contact an agency t...

4. Agency Nurses (Melbourne)

   lilly1980 replied to SarahRN1987's topic in Australia

   tds74, i would love to pick your brain! from my understanding, shifts are typically 8hrs? are you finding enough work? 3-4 shifts a week? do you mind if i ask if you are from aus or from another country? i'm coming in a few weeks from los angeles ...

5. American Nurse Seeking to Work in Australia

   lilly1980 replied to etoile88's topic in Australia

   hey britgirl, the agency that has been most helpful for me is HCA (heathcare australia), they are nation wide so if you plan on traveling within the country, they can easily transfer your status and competencies over. (or at least that's what they te...

6. Agency Nurses (Melbourne)

   lilly1980 replied to SarahRN1987's topic in Australia

   Hey, No, no one responded, but I found some agencies that were listed on another thread that I've contacted. :) And according to one of the agencies, there is plenty of work. So here's hoping!

7. American Nurse Seeking to Work in Australia

   lilly1980 replied to etoile88's topic in Australia

   Etoile...just tried sending you a private message but it says you've met your PM quota..guess you need to delete some msgs or something :)

8. American Nurse Seeking to Work in Australia

   lilly1980 replied to etoile88's topic in Australia

   Etoile...I'd love to meet up for coffee :) no, not too creepy haha, I'll send you my email address.

9. American Nurse Seeking to Work in Australia

   lilly1980 replied to etoile88's topic in Australia

   Hey! No unfortunately insurance doesn't cover it since it is elective, and it HAS to be an immigration MD. I think they are worried about someone forging MD reports and you have to bring a couple forms of ID or something and passport pics to the phy...

10. American Nurse Seeking to Work in Australia

    lilly1980 replied to etoile88's topic in Australia

    Hey Ladies! Becky - For my visa, I submitted all the supporting documents with the visa. It just made me feel more comfortable sending everything together that way. They got back to me pretty quickly and told me I needed to do my health assessment ...

11. American Nurse Seeking to Work in Australia

    lilly1980 replied to etoile88's topic in Australia

    Esperanza, I had to provide the same information as well about my clinical hours. I called the school's program office and they told me there is a minimum hours that the program must meet for the California BRN, my particular program was a few hours...

12. American Nurse Seeking to Work in Australia

    lilly1980 replied to etoile88's topic in Australia

    They didn't email me that they received my paperwork aside from my initial application. They usually just responded with another request for more documents and finally my eligibility letter. My deadline was close to approaching as well and I was tr...

13. American Nurse Seeking to Work in Australia

    lilly1980 replied to etoile88's topic in Australia

    Etoile, OMG...it took me forever! Partially because I received my BSN in an accelerated program, which I don't think they are familiar with, so I had several requests for additional information. After I mailed them the documents (and apparently I c...

14. American Nurse Seeking to Work in Australia

    lilly1980 replied to etoile88's topic in Australia

    Esperanza, Looks like based on Etoile88 response "the minimum education requirement for a registered nurse in Australia is a Bachelor degree"...bummer...

15. American Nurse Seeking to Work in Australia

    lilly1980 replied to etoile88's topic in Australia

    Hey Esperanza! Hopefully one day we can all meet up in Sydney...haha :) As far as qualifications for the AHPRA, I have a BSN, so I don't know about an associates degree. However, in all my research and reading, I don't recall seeing anything that sp...